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He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. (KJV)

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דָּרַ֤ךְda.Rakhhe has bent

Lemma: דָּרַךְ (da.rakh) · Strong's: H1869

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to tread

Used 62 times. Also: Numbers 24:17, Deuteronomy 1:36, Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 11:25, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1869; TAHOT Lamentations 3:12 word 1

קַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.Tobow his

Lemma: קֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) · Strong's: H7198

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: bow

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:14, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7198; TAHOT Lamentations 3:12 word 2

וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.niand he has set up me

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Lamentations 3:12 word 3

כַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'like <the> target

Lemma: מַטָּרָה (mat.ta.rah) · Strong's: H4307H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: guardhouse

Used 15 times. Also: 1 Samuel 20:20, Nehemiah 3:25, Job 16:12, Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 32:8, Jeremiah 32:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4307H; TAHOT Lamentations 3:12 word 4

לַחֵֽץ\׃\ \סla.Chetzfor <the> arrow

Lemma: חֵץ (chets) · Strong's: H2671

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: arrow

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:23, Deuteronomy 32:42, 1 Samuel 20:20, 1 Samuel 20:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2671; TAHOT Lamentations 3:12 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He bent	→	דָּרַךְ H1869 to tread
His bow	→	קֶ֫שֶׁת H7198 bow
and set me	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand
as the target	→	מַטָּרָה H4307H guardhouse
for His arrow	→	חֵץ H2671 arrow

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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